Dispensing apparatus.



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FRANK T. WIECHET, OF BELLEVUE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE WISE SODA APPARATUS COMPANY, OF BELLEVUE, OHIO. A CORPORATION OF OHIO4 DIsrENsING APPARATUS.

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Speeiieaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, lill al.

Application filed May 24. i912. Serial No. 699.369. Renewed August 28. 1913. Serial No, 787,206.

le it known that l. lfirxxii 'l` ll'nct'niurr, a citizen ot the `United States. residing at Bellevue` in thtI oount)Y of Huron and State ot Ohio, have invented Certain new and u. e ful Improvements in Dispensine Apparate..l ot whieh the following is "a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in i dispensing apparatus. and more partieularlv to syrupalispensing pumps, designed with speeial retierenre for u.-e in f on'neetion with. soda fountains. said pumps being preterablj.' arranged in jars or eout'aintrs and being adapted to discharge measured Quantities ot svrupsy used in renner-tion with dispensing variou drinks i'roni sueh soda fountain".

'The primary object otI the invention is to prorid i a generally improved \.'rup dispensing pump ol this class ot' exeeedingly simple. rheap and etlirient eonstruetion. having its parts so arranged and disposed relative to eaeh other that the liahilit)v to disarrangeA ment or breakage of the parts is redured to a minimum.

A further objeet is to improve and simplify the eonstrurtion and arrangtm-.int ot the plunger merlianisni and means Al ir regulatinp and adjusting the stroke ot the plunger or pump whereby to regulate the amount ot litpiid lo be dispensed with earh working impulse ot the plunger or pump as d es i red.

With the above nnniioned and 4other end\l in view. the invention ronsists in the novel errnstruetion` arrangement. and` Combination o1" parts, hereinafter deseribed. illustrated in one o't its embodiments` in the aeoompairving drawings. and particularly pointed out in the appended Claims.

leit'erring to the tlrawines` forming a )art e h i ot this speeitieation. Figure l. a side eleration of a dispensing pump constructed in :'uieordanee with thisl in.e.ntion. Fig. i. a ventral vertical sectional view ot' the same. Fig, .5, a cross settional view taken on line 3-3 of YFig. 2. lfig. l. a Cross seotional view taken on line l-l ot' Fig. L.

Similar numerals of reterenee designate like parts throughout all the tigures oi the drawings.

The improved dispensing pump eomprises a statituiar)Y pump bod)Y l7 provided ai; itsl top with a plunger guide housing Q. and at its bottom with a measuring eup or syrup receptaele 3, the latter forming the measuring eliamher 3 'for measured quantities or' syrup to be disnensed. said measuring cham4 ber Communicating at one side with a diseharge ronduit l, the latter, in the present instaure. being formed by means of a conduit stem L'of the pump body Connecting the guide housing Q, and measuring enp 3.

The upper portion ot the pump is adapted to he eonnerted to the usual syrup jar or eontainer rover by means of a flanged cap .3. terminating in a discharge spout or bib Si", said eap being` provided with'a threaded opening taking over and threaded upon a threaded stem portion l, of the pump body, said threaded stem portion ll. extending through a suitable opening in the syrup jar or eontainer rover l. and forming a continuation otl the discharge conduit l, communicatiing with the interior of the diseharge spout 5% The plunger head' tl. is adapted to Coperate within the measuring cup 3. the syrup or liquid to be dispensed beingT adapted to pass into the meashring chamber 231. ot' the cup or syrup ret'eptaele through liquid or syrup inlet openings 3b. when the plunger head is in its elevati-tl position, as shown in the drawings. y

a means for operating the plunger head as well aa regulating the stroke ot the latter, said plunger head is t-,onneeted to a plunger stem tr. `said plunger stem elt'tending through the guide housing and being provided at its top with a threaded portion (3` eariying a regulating sleeve T, and a cooperating regulating handle or knob Si both the sleeve T and the knob 8, being threaded upon the threaded stem il, the knob S operating to lock the regulating sleeve 7. in an)7 desired adjusted position.` whereby the downward thrust or throw of the plunger' head (i, in the measuring chamber 2i, may be regulated to regulate the amount ot' liquid or s vrup dispensed from said measuring chamber with eaeh working impulse. of the pump handle or plunger stem. A guide stop 9, which guides the plunger stem and limits its upward movement is removably mounted in the lower end of the plunger housing' Q. said guide stop. in the present instance` being in the form ot' a bushing nut, threaded in the present instance. in a guide sleeve 2, within the guide housing. said guide sleeve 21, terminating at its top in a flanged portion 2b, taking over the marginal edges of a correspending opening in .the cap o, carrying the sire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

. l. In a dispensing apparatus, a pump body provided with a discharge conduit terminating in a threaded stem portion and having an offset head provided with a plunger guide opening, and a Cap having a discharge spout, the hase of the latter being threaded on said threaded stein portion and said Cap being provided with an opening in alinenient with said plunger guide opening.

2. A dispensing apparatus, Comprising a stationary pump body including a discharge conduit stein provided with a plunger guide housing and a measuring cup, a plunger and plunger stem mounted in said eup and housing, regulating sleeve on said stein and Within said housing, and a regulating haiidle on said stem in eoperative locking relation to said sleeve.

3. i. dispensing apparatus, comprising a pump bot y provided with a plunger housing at one end and a measuring cup at the other, a plunger and plunger stem, a regulating member on said stein, a. regulating handle on said stem adapted to loolr said regulating member in adjusted position,

guide stop removabl7 carried bysaid housing, and a plunger spring interposed between said guide stop and said regulating nieinber.

4. it dispensing apparatus, Comprising a pump body having a conduit stein provided with an oilset guide housing and a coininunicating measuring cup, a plunger mounted in said measuring cup and provided with a threaded stem through said odset guide housing, a regulating member adjustably mounted on* said stein, a plunger handle adjustably mounted on said stein and adapted to lock said regulating member in adjusted position, a guide member reinovfiblvY mounted in said guide housing, and a spring interposed between said guide member and said regulating member.

evtendingV In a dispensing apparatus, a stationary pump bodyY having a discharge conduit terminating in a threaded stein portion and a' plunger stem opening, a cap threaded on said threaded stem portion and provided with an opening in aliiienieiit with Said stein, a guide stop at the lower end of said guide sleeve, and a plunger spring interposed between said guide stop and said regulating member.

(i. In a dispensing apparatus,` a pump body provided with a discharge conduit tei'- 75 initiating in a threaded stem portion and provided with a head having a guide steinl opening, a cap provided with a discharge spout threaded on said threaded stein portion and having a `guide opening in aliiieinentvvith said lQjuide stein opening, a container @over interposed 'between said eap and head and provided with an opening` receiving' said threaded stein portion and a seeond opening in alinement with saidguide stem opening and the opening of said cap, and a guide. sleeve extending through the opening of said cap and said guide stein opening.

"'. In a dispensing apparatus, a pump 90 bod)v havino' a head provided on one side with a disc iarge Conduit terniii'iatii'ig in a threaded stem portion and at the other with a plunger guide opening, a cap provided with a discharge spout threaded on said threaded Stein portion, said cap having an opening` in alinement with said plunger guide opening, a iianged guide sleeve mounted. in said lastl lmentioned opening and extending through said plunger guide opening,l a bushing nutl threaded in thelower end oi said guide sleeve y a plunger stem extending through said bushing nut. and said guide sleeve and provided with a threaded stein portion,

a. regulating member within lsaid sleeve and adjustably mounted on' said threaded stem portion, a handle knob on said threaded stem portion and adapted to loclr said. threaded member in adjusted position, and

a4 plunger spring interposed between said 110 bushing nut and said regulating member.

ln testimony whereof I have gilixed my signature in presence oit two witnesses.

FRNK iT. lVlECHER-T.

wWitnesses C. S. SWANN, Anios Noirrriuin 

